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^GLE AND THE ELF, 



A FANTASY. 



B, M, ^pi,AND, 



AUTHOR OF " SIR RAE," "iRIS," " ONTI ORA," "THE INCA PRINCESS," ETC. 



ILLUSTRATED 



WITH PHOTOGRAVURES OF ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY EMINENT ARTISTS. 



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PHILADELPHIA : 

J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. 

London : 10 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden. 

1887. 



75 2ol^ 



Copyright, 1886, by J. B. Lippincott Company. 



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Tr£E Nymph's caverned cell Frontispiece. 

Modelled by Theodor Buur. 

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The moonbeams were lighting the watery way page 13 

Drawn by Wtn. SI. John Harper. 

The lovely young Naiads were swaying the tree 17 

Drawn by II. Siddons Mowbray. 



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When lo! a fair vision arose on the tide 21 

Drawn by F. 8. Church. 



Surprising a young woodland Elf 25 

Drawn by F. 8. Church. 



On a tree-top he sat, with a quizzical face 29 

Drawn by W. Hamilton Gibson. 



Seemed waving her form from his sight ."?;} 

Drawn by Wni. St. John Harper. 



DRAWINGS 



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Three lovely young Naiads arose on the tide page 37 

Drawn by S. W. Van Schaick. 



He blindly plunged into the tide 41 

I>raw7i by H. Siddons Mowbray. 

The Naiads had vanished like flashes of light 45 '■ 

Drawn by Jcusic Shepherd. 

"Young Elfin, thyself in thy element keep!" 49 * 

Drawn by Jessie Shepherd. 

All dripping and skipping he o'er the bank sped 53 

Drawn by W. HatniUon Gibson. 

I suddenly woke from my nap by the stream 57 

Drawn by Wni. St. John Harper. 

Decorative Designs. 

Drawn by Rene T. Quelia. 







The moonbeams were lighting the watery way, 
That rimpled 
And dimpled, — 
The Nymphs were at ^^lay ; 




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'Neath willows whose branches were kissing the stream 
So lightly 
And brightly, 
It almost would seem 

The lovely young Naiads were swaying the tree, 
To lash it 
And dash it, 
In frolicking glee. 







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I rested my oars on my frail little boat, 
Still gliding, 
Dividing 
The cresses afloat. 




When lol a fair vision arose on the tide; 
A maiden 
All laden 
With lilies to hide 




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Her love-dimpled blushes from glances too bold ; 
A daughter 
Of water, 
Like Venus of old. 

She stood for one moment admiring herself; 
Uprising, 
Surprising 
A young woodland Elf, 



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Who left his own forest in 


mirth-lovi 


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To ramble 








And gambol 








In wild ecstasy. 






On 


a tree-top he sat, with a 
Ne'er tiring- 
Admiring 


quizzical 


face. 




The beauty and grace 


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Of Mgle, who saw, mirrored close by her side, 
The young Elf 
By herself 
Impressed on the tide. 

She instantly sank amid ripples of light, 
That, laving, 
Seemed wavinsf 
Her form from his sight. 




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Three lovely young Naiads arose on the tide, 
While swimming 
Were trimming 



And drawing aside 



A budding branch, cedar, that shaded so well, 
Reposing, 
And closing 
The Nymph's caverned cell. 




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So charming she looked iu her fairy-queen pride, 
And kindly, 
He blindly 



Plunged into the tide. 



The water was instantly lashed into spray ; 
Half drowning, 
And frowning, 
The Elf got away. 




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The Naiads had vanished like flashes of light; 
No daughter 
Of water 
Condoled his sad plight. 



But ripples of laughter were heard everywhere. 
With singing 
And ringing 
Of iairy-bells there. 




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The echoes trilled back from the grottos down deep, 
" Young Eian, 
Thyself in 
Thy element keep !" 



Then home to his wild-wood returned the young Elf 
Most gladly, 
Though madly, 
While drying himself. ^ 



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He plumed his gay cap on his queer little head, 
All dripping 
And skipping 
He o'er the bank sped. 





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I suddenly woke from my nap by tlie stream, 
Astounded ! 
Confounded ! 
Behold! 'Twas a dream. 



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